School inspectors have given Coventry’s Whitley Academy an ‘‘outstanding’’ report.

They praised pupils for their good behaviour and described teachers as ‘‘excellent’’.

Education watchdog Oftsed declared the secondary school ‘‘outstanding’’ after inspectors spent two days at the 820 pupil school in Abbey Road, Whitley, Coventry, in December.

It is the second time running the school has been judged outstanding.

The inspection report says pupils are positive, behave well and make outstanding progress. It also says that teachers are experts in their subjects, get on well with pupils and expect them to do very well in exams.

Principal Lorraine Allen was singled out for praise. The report says she is determined and knows exactly how to improve the school.

The inspectors were impressed with the way senior teachers at the school help other secondary schools improve.

Good exam results last summer also impressed inspectors.

Just over 61 per cent of pupils achieved at least five GCSEs at C and above including maths and English. There were 95 per cent with at least five GCSEs at C or above in any subject.

At A level there was a 100 per cent ;pass rate. Just over half of all entries were graded B or above.

The A level and GCSE results were the best ever for the school.

Mrs Allen said: “We are of course over the moon with the Ofsted judgement. Staff, students, governors and the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) are all very proud of our achievement. Whitley continues to go from strength to strength.”

Tim Downing, chairman of governors, said: “This latest report by Ofsted reinforces that Whitley Academy is one of the outstanding schools not only in our area but nationally. The result is a tribute to hard work and determination of our fantastic staff and students.

“I am very proud that all my children have been at Whitley.”

Mrs Allen is a National Leader of Education which means she advises other schools on improving exam results.

The school became an academy in 2011 sponsored by the Royal Society of Arts.

It hadn’t been branded a failing school. Becoming an academy was the next step chosen by the principal and governors after becoming a trust school.

WhitleyAcademy is one of four in the West Midlands sponsored by the Royal Society of Arts.